Lot
[lɒt] or [lɑt]
Definition
(noun.) a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; 'he bought a lot on the lake'.
(noun.) (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction.
(verb.) divide into lots, as of land, for example.
Edited by Kathleen--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
(n.) Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.
(n.) The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
(n.) A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
(n.) A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
(n.) A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so.
(n.) A prize in a lottery.
(v. t.) To allot; to sort; to portion.
Typed by Allan
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Destiny, doom, allotment, apportionment, fate.[2]. Chance, hazard, fortune, hap, haphazard.[3]. Portion, parcel, division.[4]. Piece or land.[5]. [Colloquial U. S.] Great quantity, great number.
Typist: Marion
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Chance, fortune, fate, hazard, ballot, doom
ANT:Law, provision, arrangement, disposal, design, purpose, plan, portion,allotment
Inputed by Billy
Definition
n. one's fate in the future: destiny: that which falls to any one as his fortune: that which decides by chance: a separate portion.—v.t. to allot: to separate into lots: to catalogue:—pr.p. lot′ting; pa.p. lot′ted.—Cast or Draw lots to determine an event by some arrangement of chances.
Checker: Otis
Examples
- Miss Kate and Mr. Brooke, Meg, and Ned declined, but Fred, Sallie, Jo, and Laurie piled and drew, and the lot fell to Laurie. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It's a lot better than it was. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We should accept our own lot, whatever it be, and try to render happy that of others. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- As to general reading, dear me, what a lot of it I do get through! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- You had better take a lot of forms away with you. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I don't often show my feelings, I make it a principle to endure everything in silence; it's a wife's hard lot, and I bear it. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I poured in a beakerful of water, and the whole thing exploded and threw a lot of it into my eyes. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I think he must have lived among a lot of people who were very solemn, because I went out riding with him in the Bois de Boulogne and started in to tell him American stories. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I should recommend you also to send a note by the cabman to your wife to say that you have thrown in your lot with me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- As is the custom upon Barsoom there were thirty-one, supposedly selected by lot from men of the noble class, for nobles were on trial. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Mrs. Shelby smiled as she saw a prostrate lot of chickens and ducks, over which Chloe stood, with a very grave face of consideration. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Does he talk a lot about classical times? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- To whose happy lot was it to fall? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- They buried their dead, often with ornaments, weapons, and food; they used a lot of colour in the burial, and evidently painted the body. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We may well say that 'our lot is cast in a goodly heritage. Jane Austen. Emma.
- A council was held; lots were cast who should walk up to the master after supper that evening, and ask for more; and it fell to Oliver Twist. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I can tell 'ee lots about the married couple. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- There are such lots of horrors this morning, she added, clearing a space in the centre of the confusion and rising to yield her seat to Miss Bart. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Once in the line, and there's lots of 'em plying to and fro, so the chances are we'd soon be picked up. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We have lots of company for the Voyage, he thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I've always longed for lots of boys, and never had enough, now I can fill the house full and revel in the little dears to my heart's content. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Lots of anecdote,' said the green-coated stranger of the day before, advancing to Mr. Winkle and speaking in a low and confidential tone. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- My brother had handed, from time to time, lots of these sheets to me. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- She has lots of expensive knowledge, sir, political and otherwise. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Lots of money--old girl--pompous doctor--not a bad idea--good fun,' were the intelligible sentences which issued from his lips. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I planned it, and she only gave in after lots of teasing. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I like him, Mamma, because he knows such lots of things; and he ain't like old Veal, who is always bragging and using such long words, don't you know? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Lots of food and liquor and pretty girls! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Missis has spilt lots dat ar way, said Dinah, coming uneasily to the drawers. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The sand hills, some of them almost inaccessible to foot-passengers, were surveyed off and mapped into fifty vara lots--a vara being a Spanish yard. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Typist: Nelda